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American cable-television pioneer
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Founder of Tele-Communications, Inc (TCI).
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Male
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3 June 1924
Death:
15 November 1996
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Biography
Bob Magness (June 3, 1924 – November 15, 1996) was an American businessman who founded Tele-Communications, Inc (TCI).
At the time of his death, TCI was the largest cable television provider in the United States, and Forbes Magazine listed Magness as a billionaire and the second-richest businessman in Colorado.Three years after his death, TCI was bought by AT&T Broadband which became Comcast in 2003.